Well, that was humbling

[mizarchivist]

I tried out beah 's suggested yoga place this morning. Of course the bus, which is normally pretty reasonable, decided to be 15 minutes late, which made me 5 minutes late after wandering up n' down Elm St. trying to find the entrance to the very subtly marked door to the 2nd floor. "We didn't put out the sandwich board because of the rain" (It wasn't raining and hadn't been for at least an hour)- Did I bring my own mat? No. I don't have one. I don't have blocks ner nuthin'. Also, I am entirely not-bendy. I ended up behind a guy who is triangle shaped, about 1% body fat, and could easily be in a tumbling circus group. In fact, for all I know he might already be. Said dude turns out to be someone the instructor knows and apparently she threw in a lot of weird stuff particularly for him. Great.
The instructor's baseline for the class is a lot more than I think I want to do, weird stuff notwithstanding. However, there's also a class Wednesday morning that's run by someone else. I went with an unlimited 2 week pass and maybe I'll find something that is more me. More basic. 
I am very resistant to doing things new because I hate-hate-hate this feeling of being a fish out of water, being awkward and confused. But I did it. I will go back and try again- even this class. If the bus lets me.

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[lifecollage.livejournal.com]

*go you!*

I need a workout icon, badly

[tigira.livejournal.com]

If this class feels "not right," I can heartily recommend SoniYoga. They have a location in Cambridge on Concord Ave.

http://www.soniyoga.com/cm/Home.html

290 Concord Ave, Cambridge, MA

I know there are buses that go along that road, though not sure which bus from Alewife (it's not far from Alewife).

They are totally supportive of not being "bendy," and encourage celebration in what we do.
And if you ever take a class with Soni, Dave or Tom - I love them all. I really do come out of those classes feeling better than I went in, and am totally not bendy (arthritis) or talented in this arena.

[mizarchivist]

Interesting. It does look like there are bus options, but their morning schedule, which was what I was hoping for- isn't conducive. Sad. If Davis Sq. is a bust, I will look into them for evening options. Danke.

[beah.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I couldn't join you there this morning, I forgot I had a doctor's appointment. If you plan to try again next Monday, let me know!

[mizarchivist]

Yeah, I'll give it one more shot for next Monday and hope transport is less stressful and instructor less... creative.

[beah.livejournal.com]

Was it Rachel teaching? IME, she's always creative, but has been excellent at offering a basic pose with a variety of ways to make it harder, and offering modifications if you need to make it easier. The morning class is often small and catered to attendees, though, so maybe since she knew that guy, it was extra-wonky today.

[mizarchivist]

Yeah, Rachel. I entirely concur with your notions.